Vehicle-truck.



VEHICLE TRUCK.

AIPLCAHQN HLED JAN.27, 1916- Pmmd June 20, 1916.

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A. E. BIHLER. VEHICLE TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-2?, i916- Patented June 20, 1916.

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VEHICLE TRUCK. APPLICATION \HLED-JANQ 27. 19I6.

Patented 20, 191M.

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VEHICLE TRUCK.

i To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. BIHLER, a

citizen of the United- States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehiclllrucksof L which the following isa'specification.

Thisinvention it relates to vehicle trucks,

. andhas for its object to provide adevice for 110: cles, to s ustainfa part oftheweigh't when either the front er rear axle or aawheel has emergency use, particularly for motor vehi been broken or injured, so that the vehicle may Joev brought to a garage for repairs, the

truck being substituted for one or both wheels of an axle. The truck is also useful for supporting an axle when repairs are being made.

" The invention includes a platform having apivotal mounting on the truck and adapted 3 to be reversed in itsmounting for sustaining the weight of either a front or rear axle in a manner to permit the truck to be disposed between the front and rear axle in either instance for sustaining the weight. to advan tage since the pivotal mount-111g is ,always I disposedin advance of thetraclr wheels to 'abled motorcar upon curves, or when ad- )ermit'alimited swin in movement of'the platform-while sustaining the weight, this being a. usefulfeature when mo-ving'a disjusting the vehicle to desired positions when repairs are being made.

\Vith the foregoing objects in view and others tobe hereinafter mentioned, the invention presentsa novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as de- I Figuresl. and 2 views of an automobile with the device applied thereto, Fig. 1 showing it used as a jj port for the front axle. showing the axle of the truck in longitudinal scribed herein and claimed, and .as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where1n, i

are partly broken, side support. forftlie rear, and Fig. 2 as a sup- Fig. 3 1s a view section, -the parts being arranged for supvehicle axle. Fig. 5 is'a plan view of the' reversible platform. Fig. 6 is a plan view of portingthe front vehicle axle. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the device, the parts being arrangedfor. a support ofoneend of the rear thetruck; Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the platformflmonntedonthe truck. Fig. 8 is a viewfin longitudinal section of the parts Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed anuary 27, 1916. Serial No. 74,579.

Patented June 20, 1916.

shown in Fig. 7, a supporting pin being added and shown in section. Figs. 9 to 21 inclusive relate to details for clearly il1ustrating the operation to which they may be applied. Fig. 9 is a side view of an adjustable supporting-pin. Fig. 10* is a side view of a recessed washer used as a block or; holder when an axle has been elevated. Fig. 11 is a plan view of the washer. Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the same! Fig. '13 is a bottomplan view ofthe washer. Fig. 14 is a view in side elevation of a rocking-saddle for use on a front axle when both vehicle wheels are disabled. Fig. 15 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 16 is an end view of the saddle shown in Figs. 14 and 15. Fig. 17 is a being taken on line 21 21 of 7.

Referring now to the drawing fora more particular description, I providea truck of any suitable form, its pair of \y eels l having a limited height so that it may work under a motor vehicle to advantage and-its axle 2 being provided with a horizontzilextension orreach 3 having" an aperture 4 (Fig. 6.) formed therein near its terminal and an upset, apertured projection or collar 5 at said aperture, the axle 2 being formed rectilinear on its upper side as indicated at a to provide a slide-plate;

At 6 is indicated a platform adapted to lie loosely upon the axle and having a width considerably less than the distance between apertures being egui-Tdistant from an apera. may be removably secured to the truck by means of a-=' olt 13 seated in the aperture 4; of the'reachaand traversing one of the aperbolts 14 beingemployed for the axle and adapted to be disposed in the-elongated {apertures of the platform, a pair of wnshers (Fig. 7.) being arranged for loosely engaging the upper side of the plat-Q form while mounted on said bolts.- A tongue is indicated at 16 consisting preferably of telescoping sections and arranged to be "co nnecteda's shown, said tongue being non,--rotatablyand convenientlyconnected withthe platform b meansof the lug 17 (Fig. 8.) of the plat orm seated in an ape r- ,,-t-ure"18, formed ;in the inner end of said 't0ng'ue,,while the parts are secured by the U-bolts19.

-,Asthus giescribed it will be seen-that the platform"w hich carries the tongue, maybe reversed 'upon the truckso that, as shownii'n Figs. 1 and 2,- its wheels may be disposed intermediate theax'les of a disabledautdmobile to thereby'supp0rt the weight tothe best' advantage when the automobile drawn: or towed "toia garage for repairsi Also it will be seen-that when movingupon toteurves, the platform may have a limited swingin movement upon the truck, this I 1 being- 0 -"great advantage since the wheels of the truck must have. a very limited diameter and the weight to be sustained will becom- 85 paratively 1 great.

" Also" on account of the flexible mount'ng' provided by the washers 15in .connectionwith the bolts 14 and the provision of the apertures 10, the stresses tion upon a road will be sustainedto advantage when one of the automobile wheels ora wheel of the truck enters a rut ,orcip'asses over an obstrucbe v 'It will be appreciated that, when the vdevice'is. in'use, the pivotal mounting for the platform will always i-be disposed at the front of theaxle of thetruck and during the forward movement" of the truck the platform moves as a trailer behind its pivotal tage. Itis provided withsides (Z having a .1' -9 mounting to ;permit the desired lateral swingingmovement' of said platform, independent of the truck, while engaging the :flat bearing a of the axle. Since the axles of motor vehicles have various forms, themembers to-beinterposed between the upper part or head of the supporting pin 9 and these If both wheel's curvature corresponding to ,the curvature of ,ithe: prongs, e of-the supporting-pin 9 for a .seating therebetween,and is provided with a downwardly-projecting zflange f adapted to have-aseatingin the groove gof the sup l porting-pin, and by .meansof n ,tbolt, 2'1

wardly extending part'of thefplat ployed 'for securingthe sides d to the front axle 23 of the vehiele,'as best shown in tures 11 or 12 of said platform, a pair of iFig. 3. V

s best shown iii-Figs. 15 and 16, the bottbrn of the saddle 20, on its inner side is provided with a pair of projections 24 to be used as bearings upon which the front axle may rest. The flange 1 of this saddle, as best shown in Fig. 14, is provided with a pair of projections it normally disposed achacent to the bottom of the groove 9. The

construction thus described permits a limitvantage as compared to arigid connection.

The saddle indicated at 25, andbest shown i in Figs. 18, 19 and 20, may be used for sup- 'porting arear axle 26 or a front axle of a ,disabled' vehicle, its downwardly projecting flange f being disposed in the groove-g of a supporting-pin 9, these saddles being' used in instances when a single wheel is dlsabled, the bolts 21 employed for connecting the parts, andfa's shown in-Fig.

4:, the saddle maybe dispensed with in in-' stances wherethe bolt, 21 may be interposed between-the truss 27 and the rear axle. 1 I

- In operation, after the axle of'a vehicle has been elevated by use of a lifting-jack or other means, the supporting-pin may also be'elevated, and may be maintained in an elfevaitedip0s1tien for supporting the weight I o t e ehicle byyuse of washers 28, each be ng provided with a recess at opening on 'one of its sides so that it may be moved horizontallyto, partly encircle the lowcrpart of the supporting-pin, these washers, props or blocks each being provided, preferably, with an upright tapered part n adapted to have a seating. in an 'annularrecess 7) formed. in-

the lower end of an adjacent washer, and

tending, during operation,- to prevent dis-- connectionwith the projection c of the plat: form, or separation from each other.

Having fully described the several parts and their functions, a further explanation relating to operation'is not necessary.

What I claim as myirivention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,- In, devices for the purposedescribed, a trl ck provided with a pair of wheels and a forwardly extending arm, a platform adapted'to lie loosely on the truck and having a part extendingrearwardly thereof, an up-- right supporting-pin engaging roartithesakle+engaging devices, the

a ofithe truck topermit swinging jmovets of; said, platf" rm in a horizontal In devices for-the pnrposefdescr bed, a I provided withlapair of wheels and a Y ded, with[axle-engaging devices, a plat- ;forn carr ed by the; true-handarranged to in, the suppo ng-pm nian upright orizontal movmentsjavhile pivotally conne the truclcw a, q i

In devices for the purpose described, a tru k "consisting ofa; non-rotatable axle "heels thereon, said axle having a fiat b aprov dedwith, a forwardly extending H extending parto'fi theplatform n providednvitlr axle-engaging: devices,

rdly extending.artnyof the truck and it to move horizontally on the fiat nrfaeeof saidaxle; e i ndevices for the purpose provided with a pair of heels and a a 11 e ending arm,ia supporting-pin provide vithaxle-engagingdevices, aplattormgsupported by thetrucltandhaving a tongue rigidly"mounted thereon and pro- (1 with d iicesformaintaining the sup- ,(JI in -pin H n an uprightjgposition, said orm h'iving a pivotal m unting on the ardly extending a rm, a supporting-pin )latform beingr pivotally mounted, on

with wheels thereon, said axle having a rectilinear part intermediate the wheels and being provided with a forwardly extending arm, a platform carried by the truck, a supporting-pin provided with axle-engaging devices and maintained in an upright posios on,,said"platform being, arranged for with the fori ardly extending arm of r sur ro e intermediate the wheels and n, a platformI carried bya e track and ang er part extend-mg rearwardly there; f nm'upright,snpportrng-pmengaging the tfo indiein pivotally connected with the tiontwhile engaging the platform, saiel platform being pivotally mounted on the forwardly extending arm of the truck to permit it to move horizontally while engaging the rectilinear part of said axle.

6. In devices for thepnrpose described, a. truck consisting of a non-rotatable axle with wheels thereon, said. axle havingia flat upper surface intermediate the wheels and being provided with a forwardly extending arm, a platform provided with an aperture and carried by the truck, an upright longitudinally avch-iistable supportmg-pm engag ng. the platform and provided with aXle-engag-"- ing devices, said platform being pivotally mounted on the forwardly extending arm of thetruck to permit it to have horizontal movements while engaging the flat upper a surface of said axle, and a bolt or equivalent lrrscrihed, a

means engaging in the aperture of the platform while connected with the axle for limit ing the horizontal movements ot said plat form. In testimony whereof, I have'aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT E. BIHLER. fl Witnesses:

HIRAM A. S'rUnons,

"I. L. Johnson. 

